Cain
Wins Near-Majority in Presidential Straw Poll
of National Federation of Republican Women

Perry Places Second; Romney Third

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In a presidential
straw poll taken at the National Federation of Republican Women’s
(NFRW) 36th Biennial Convention on Oct. 1, Republican presidential
candidate Herman Cain took a near-majority of the vote.

Cain received 48.9 percent of the 505 total
votes cast, with Rick Perry placing a distant second and Mitt
Romney placing third. The poll featured nine Republican
presidential candidates.

“In a straw poll with this many candidates on
the ballot, it is unusual for one candidate to receive almost half
of the votes,” said Karen Floyd, former chair of the South
Carolina Republican Party and publisher of PalladianView.com,
which conducted the poll. “It is very impressive.”

Straw poll voters consisted of Republican
women activists from 41 states who were registered to attend the
NFRW’s convention. “This straw poll is significant because the
voters are Republican women from across the nation who are
extremely active and influential in their states and communities,”
NFRW President Sue Lynch said.

Each of these presidential candidates was
invited to address the NFRW convention, which was held in Kansas
City Sept. 29-Oct. 2. Cain, Gingrich and Santorum accepted the
invitation and spoke on Oct. 1.

Founded in 1938, the NFRW has thousands of
active members in local clubs across the nation and in several
U.S. territories, making it one of the largest women’s political
organizations in the country. The grassroots organization works to
promote the principles and objectives of the Republican Party,
elect Republican candidates, inform the public through political
education and activity, and increase the effectiveness of women in
the cause of good government.